DAY 5 . . .

Woke up very energized this morning. Packed and had oatmeal with banana for breakfast. Going out with my sister tonight and am looking forward to it. Picked string beans and red peppers from my daughters garden and had them with grilled trout and wild rice for lunch. It was devine. My daughters garden has given us the most amazing tomatoes, string beans, peppers, beets, greens, lettuce and cucumbers. Just sad the supply is starting to dwindle. Enjoyed it a lot!!! Thanks Mar. Can't wait to see what you plant next year :)

DAY 4 . . . AWESOME!!!

Today for lunch we had a grilled tomato, pesto and a bit of cheese sandwich on two pieces of Ezekiel bread . . . yuuuummmm! It wasn't very much, but it was delicious and satisfying. I wasn't hungry until dinner :) For dinner I had a spinach, asparagus salad with a warm balsamic vinaigrette. I have to admit I wasn't sure I would like it. I never eat asparagus , raw spinach or raw onions and this recipe had all 3, but I was pleasantly pleased and it was actually very delicious and filling. I added some red leaf lettuce and romaine with the spinach because I didn't think I would like raw spinach on its own. Scrumptious!!! Frank and I sat and enjoyed our salad together because the kids were out and it was quite nice. Eating smaller "real" food dinners hasn't been too bad and having Frank doing it along side me is awesome :)

DAY 3 . . . SWEET POTATOES???

Fell into old habits last night, got bored at 10 and ate something that wasn't considered "real" food, could have made a better choice and didn't, but stopped myself 1/2 way through and didn't beat myself up about it!!! Today is a new day and had steel cut oatmeal for breakfast . . . not so sure I really like it without brown sugar, but it works well in cleaning out your system, so I am keeping it! Trying sweet potatoes for lunch instead of white potatoes. I love my white potatoes. Lets see how it goes. So excited we have been able to open the windows the last couple days. My allergies aren't so happy, but who cares . . . fresh air again!!! __________________________________________________ Sweet potatoes . . . ummm ya! Not for me! Frank loves them, but I can't stomach them. Something about a potatoe being sweet, no! I will stick to 1/2 a regular potatoe instead thanks ;)

DAY 2 . . . EATING TO LIVE, NOT LIVING TO EAT A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE!!!

Yesterday wasn't too bad! Ate "real" foods all day/night. Miss my salt sooo much. Food just isn't the same, but I am sure that once I figure out how to spice foods without salt it will be just as tasty. Today had breakfast as soon as I woke. Drinking lots of water, steaming and grilling veg, eating a lot of chicken and fish. Eating a bigger breakfast and lunch and smaller dinner with my plate full of vegetables. No refined sugars at all, how is that even possible for me??? Felt good yesterday, not sluggish. Felt hungry at times, so ate fruit and vegetables and I was good to go!!! It is a bit easier because everyone in the house is doing the same thing. Have not been making my gourmet meals lately, simple ones for a while so I hope the kids don't get bored. When I get the hang of it, I will start adapting my gourmet meals to suit our new needs, don't have the time right now. Found these cool crackers that are all natural, organic, kosher, dairy, wheat, gluten free, no hydrog. oils, no trans fat and have flax in them! Hey they are not as tasty as my normal crackers, but they pack a crunch and are satisfying!!! (Mary's Organic Crackers) Going away this weekend and hope that I can continue my new way of eating. I am not on a diet, I am just changing my diet to what my body needs to survive. I realize I don't need all that I have been eating previous, but I do need what I am eating now in order to survive.

NEEEEEEEXT . . .

I am back!!! Haven't been watching myself over the summer, been busy with the family enjoying myself and not thinking or worrying about anything and it has been nice. Very proud of my "emotional" journey progress, now for my "food" journey progress. Making some headway, slowly, but surely. Realized that I eat more salt, oils, "healthy foods" etc. than I thought. My main sit down meals have been very nutritious, but the nibbling in between that is killing me. I need to eat for what it is that I want to accomplish . . . As much as I want to say I can eat anything I want, I can't! I need to eat "healthy" with healthy foods that won't continue to pack the pounds on. Beans, eating way too many, thought they were healthy, and they are, but not for what it is I am trying to accomplish which is to get healthy and lose weight. So instead of having beans, nuts avocado etc. 4x/wk, only have them 1-2x/wk. Starting a new plan, I can eat what ever I want as long as it isn't junk, processed, jarred, canned or salt filled foods. No salt (very hard) everything tastes so bland without it. I need to find spices that add a similar flavour and I will be OK. Other than my withdrawals over salt, today has been good so far. My menu is limited, but will learn to make great things with what I have. I have to say I am a bit hungry right now so I am going to have some quinoa with peppers, mushrooms, onions and shrimp with a tomatoe salad . . . hope it fills me up. Will let you know how I feel all round over the next week.